Senator Frank Lautenberg proved that he was still alive by lashing out at the Bush Administration and calling Vice President Dick Cheney a "chickenhawk", reports CNN. Lautenberg, a civil war veteran who fought in the 3rd New Jersey regiment in 1865, was injured during combat operations and lost the use of his spine. Having retired from politics, Lautenberg was dug up at the last minute as a replacement candidate for politically ailing Senator Robert Torricelli in 2002. At the time, Torricelli was under scrutiny for accepting illegal gifts from political donor and prison inmate David Chang.

Lautenberg has emerged as one of DiFi's biggest gun control supporters, but having not fired a gun since Union forces declared "Mission Accomplished" over Johnny Reb, its hard to take him seriously.